In front of all who come to Thailand, both on vacation and wintering, the question arises, where to go to what resort. It is clear that rest, most likely, everyone will go in any case to the sea, therefore about sea resorts and we will talk. Of course, there are those who indifferent to the sea, in this case, you can go north to Thailand in Chiang Mai.
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The content of the article
- 1 Where to rest in Thailand
- 1.1 Pattaya
- 1.2 Phuket
- 1.3 Koh Samui and Ko Phangan
- 1.4 Koh Chang
- 1.5 Krabi
- 1.6 Hua Hin
Contents
Where better to relax in Thailand
Despite the fact that I am a fan of the quiet and not tourist places, but I also love civilization with all stemming. Therefore, I visited all the popular Thai resorts, somewhere just rested, but somewhere he lived for several months. So on Currently there are several resorts, which usually come Russian tourists: Pattaya, Phuket Island, Krabi, Koh Samui and Phangan, Koh Chang Island, and Hua Hin. There are other places, but they less known.
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Pattaya
If you go by the usual tourist package, then it is in Most cases will lead you to Pattaya or Phuket. Less often go to Samui, for more. It is for this reason that the most popular is Pattaya, there is the cheapest tours. In pattaya i was a few weeks but not living, too noisy for me and the beaches not highly.
If you like parties, nightlife, bars, carrots (girls for sex), then you just here. No, this does not mean that the whole city buzzing from the nightlife, but here it is most in Thailand. If you don’t need it at all, then just avoid a few central streets in the evening and night. And, settling on the outskirts, you can In general, this nightlife and not see. In addition to low prices, Pattaya is attracted to many by the fact that there are so many Russians there, and Means and relevant infrastructure: Russian cafes and products, Russian gardens and schools, Russian shops. In principle and in ordinary Cafes have a menu in Russian, and even sometimes there are Russian-speaking Thais. Someone will actually be easier among compatriots, and it will always be easy for wintering to find a company both with children and without. Pattaya is generally the most infrastructure after Bangkok: shopping centers, supermarkets, all network hospitals, Tukkom electronics store, water park, park entertainment, mini-Siam, bot garden and so on.
The nature and terrain in Pattaya is pretty ordinary, everything is flat. City beaches, unfortunately, are dirty and not everyone can swim there, I would disdain. The way out of this situation is to go to the beaches in around the city or on the island of Koh Lan, it’s only 30 to sail minutes by ferry.
Overview of the beaches of Pattaya Overview of the beaches of Koh Lan How to get to Pattaya
Pattaya, central beach
Phuket
The next most noisy and number of Russians is Phuket Island, He is predicted the fate of Pattaya, but I did not notice. In Phuket already real ocean available, beautiful beaches and beautiful mountainous landscapes. Yes, there are a lot of tourists here in the season, no less than in Pattaya, however, most of them are concentrated on Patong Beach and neighboring with him: Karon and Kata. On the beaches of Bang Tao and Nai Harn, where wintering men usually live, many people only during the peak season (December and January). It is here that is worth staying if you come for a period of a month. Actually, I’ve spent the winter on these two beaches 2 times. But if you just go to rest, I recommend choosing between Karon, Kata, Kamala and Knighton, in descending order civilization.
Phuket is also enough entertainment and parties. But the main here are trips to various islands, of which there are a lot of District, just as the beaches and beauty, and for snorkeling. BUT if we talk about nightlife, then it should be looked for in Patong, there there is also enough, although less and less unrestrained compared to sex capital of Pattaya. By the way, it is on Patong the dirty beach and less beautiful (than everyone else), but you can swim. But, no one bothers to live on a quieter beach, but on Patong come to have fun in clubs or shop in malls. Although you can go to shopping malls in Phuket Town, the main the track is all about them. With hospitals here, too, everything in order.
If I was asked where I would go on tour or in On my own, in Phuket or in Pattaya, I would definitely choose Phuket Moreover, there is an international airport and you can fly direct from Moscow.
Phuket Beaches Overview How to get to Phuket
Phuket, Nai Harn Beach
Koh Samui and Ko Phangan
If nature is important to you, beautiful island beaches and at the same time want fewer people, it makes sense to think about rest on the islands, particularly on Samui or Phangan. They located in the Gulf of Thailand close to each other. Samui more and close in popularity to Phuket, that is, there are many people, but still less than in Phuket, and almost no packers. To that there are very few beaches even in season, for example, Maenam or Bang Po, I spent the winter on them, like many. Considering that the island is small, you can get from any point to the supermarket 20-30 minutes on a bike or car. At the same time, if you need a night life, cafes and restaurants, then you can go to Chaweng Beach. Of course, he is far from Pattaya or Patong in Phuket, but for many enough.
Getting to Koh Samui is more difficult than to Phuket, it will take either bus + ferry, or additional flight. On Phangan is still a little travel longer because there are no airplanes flying there and either from Samui sail, or also from the mainland by ferry. Maybe that’s why, bye here. not yet such a large flow of visitors.
Infrastructure on Samui, in principle, enough for everything, there is several large shopping centers with supermarkets, and a couple hospitals from large networks. But the island of Phangan less civilized, but now there, too, have already built 3 supermarkets. Phangan is also known for his Full Moon Party and those that there go all sorts of different informals: yoga lovers, vegetarians, raw foodists, etc. However, if you do not go to their parties, then you will not see them.
Samui beaches overview How to get to Samui
Koh Samui, Maenam beach
Koh chang
Chang Island is much closer to Bangkok than all the other islands, drive 5-7 hours. With nature and beaches, everything is in order, in my sight. Infrastructure is normal for a holiday resort, but not quite suitable for wintering because there are no normal hospitals and very little normal housing monthly. Well at least a supermarket now there is, and that not so long ago it was not there. But still the island more suitable for a couple of weeks rest. Therefore, I am only here I came, did not winter. Although some are still here live
On Koh Chang there are beaches, where there are a lot of tourists, and such where almost no one. But in general, the island is not very big and drive its main part can be in an hour. In privacy I would put it somewhere between Samui and Phangan.
Overview of the beaches of Koh Chang How to get to Koh Chang
Koh Chang, White Sand Beach
Krabi
The province of Krabi has only recently begun to attract Russians. tourists. Europeans, I suppose, have long been fond of it. Usually they come here for natural beauties, and although it is not an island, but Krabi called the country of a thousand islands, because some rocks reminiscent of scenes from the movie Avatar. In my opinion, no one has these rocks yet did not leave indifferent. And you can settle down so that they will be visible from hotel windows. True, for this we must live closer to the sea. I lived in 5 km from the shore and from the window of my house was a fairly ordinary view.
The main and, one can say, the only resort is the village of Aonang. All the winterers live in and around it, as well as those who I came just to rest for a couple of weeks. But also this village serves as a transit point for those who are going to sail on Raleigh peninsula, whose beaches go to the tops of beaches. Actually there is only 10 minutes to swim from Aonang, so you can live in the village and swim on railey every day. But you can immediately settle on Reilly at the hotel. True, the place is quite deaf, with little or no infrastructure, perhaps enough to live a few days. Only remember, in the afternoon on Rails just darkness to the people, all with excursions are coming.
Overview of the beaches in Krabi How to get to Krabi
Krabi, Ao Nang Beach
Hua Hin
Hua Hin poorly suited for recreation. They usually spend the winter there, and go those who understand why they need it. On the one hand, from Bangkok to Hua Hin is also quick and easy to get to Pattaya, but here are the beaches there at all for an amateur, far from bounty. No, they are not dirty, like in Pattaya, and there are not many people there, just small, waves and wind. It is rather good to go here to learn kiting than swimming and sunbathing. But on these beaches is beautiful you can walk (trampled sand) than I did in one of my wintering almost every evening, there are just kilometers you can nazhivat
Hua Hin is located on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand and is summer residences of the king. The nature here is simple, but in my opinion a little better than Pattaya. Plus the contingent is different, there is no batch tourists and tourist excitement. You can call it calm resort for Europeans. Infrastructure is more than enough: several shopping centers with supermarkets, several large hospitals, water park and amusement park near Cha Ama.
Hua Hin beaches overview How to get to Hua Hin
Hua Hin City Beach
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